Excerpts for Straight from The Hood
Another excerpt from our new book with Sott Wilson, Straight from the Hood on American Mafia. You can buy a copy in our Store Section for special promotional deal. Check out another excerpt at the New...
Read MoreStraight from the Hood Published
Our new book, co-authored with Scott Wilson, titled, Straight from the Hood: Amazing but True Gangster Tales, is published. Read an excerpt at Gangsters Inc. How a convicted drug kingpin gave Denzel Washington his start on Broadway.
Read MoreIke Atkinson, Kingpin: In His Own Words Wins Award
In PHILAFILM and the 2011 Philadelphia International Film Festival & Market, “Ike Atkinson, Kingpin: In His Own Words” received Honorable Mention in the documentary category. Another entry that also received Honorable Mention is “Superfly: The True untold Story of Frank Lucas” who was co-created by our very own Ron Chepesiuk. Congratulations...
Read MoreAsian Edition of Sergeant Smack Published
This May 13, Maverick House (www.maverickhouse.com) will launch the Asian edition of Sergeant Smack as The Bangkok Connection. An e-book edition of the book will also be available in Asia.
Read MoreSergeant Smack Wins Another Award
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards (www.indiebookawards.com) has selected Sergeant Smack as the best 2010 book in the African American category.
Read MoreCrime Beat Radio Show Gets Press
An article about the radio show that Willie Hryb and I co-host appeared in the Thunder Bay, Canada Chronicle Journal newspaper on April 7, 2011. Check out the Crime Beat radio show at http://www.artistfirst.com/crimebeat.htm.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE – OCTOBER 2010
Former Drug Kingpin Ike Atkinson Tells His Story “In His Own Words” with New DVD Release Raleigh, North Carolina – In the movie “American Gangster,” Ike Atkinson appears as the minor character “Nate,” who is depicted as gangster Frank Lucas’s cousin and as the drug trafficker who helped Lucas established the Asian heroin pipeline from Thailand to...
Read MoreIke & Ron on WUNC’s State of Things
Listen Ike & Ron on WUNC’s State of Things with hosted by Frank Stasio. Click here to listen.
Read MoreSergeant Smack Cover Story on Don Diva
Sergeant Smack is the cover story in the fall issue (issue 42) of the leading Hip Hop magazine, Don Diva.
Read MoreIke Atkinson’s Facebook
Ike now has more than 1250 friends on his Face Book page. Join the gang by going to www.ikeatkinsonkingpincom and clicking on Face Book
Read MoreSergeant Smack in the Press
Nice reviews of Sergeant Smack appeared at PlanetIll and Cheryl Rohn’s Mob Talk blog. Excerpts from Sergeant Smack appeared at Americanmafia.com, gangstersinc.com, crimemagazine.com and newcriminologist.com.
Read MoreDVD Documentary Completed
Strategic Media Books has completed the documentary interview, “Ike Atkinson Kingpin, In His Own Words.” The DVD will be available for sale in the fall, 2010. See ikeatkinsonkingpin.com for further information. To publicize the DVD, SMB launched a second YouTube video. Click here to watch the...
Read MoreAwards for Strategic Media Books Author
Ron Chepesiuk‘s book Gangsters of Miami, was chosen 2010 True Crime Book of the Year by the National Indie Excellence Awards. The book was also the silver medal winner in Foreword Magazine’s 2009 True Crime Book of the Year and was a finalist in the Regional Non Fiction category of the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
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